In this chapter, we learn that gong juren wants to marry Ming-ting, but Ming is too busy studying abroad to make the proper arrangements. He tells his friend that he wants to apologize to Ming for his rudeness. Ming says that he's been studying abroad for a while, so he can't really remember the proper distance between the two of them. He apologizes, and Ming tells him that it's his fault that he was rude to Ming. He says that Ming's family will think that Ming has tried his best to please them, and that Ming doesn't want Ming to marry him. Ming tells Ming to stop being so mean to him, and to let him go of his hand. Ming apologizes for being so rude, and he gives Ming a bottle of brandy that he brought back from France. Ming forgives Ming for being rude, but he says that the brandy isn't good enough for him.